History of Apex

Apex trampoline club started out in 1987 as the somersault club based at the Cotswold Sports Centre in Tilehurst. As the club members grew (as did the club) we moved from the small sports hall (which had an alarmingly low roof for some of the older more experienced members of the club) to the main hall.

We stayed in the main hall for quite a few years bouncing on two half inch beds when Dugald Davidson  (the founder of the club) was joined by Carole Giffiths who helped coach the now much larger club.

We then moved to the Meadway Sports centre and got use of our first real competition trampoline. This continued for some time and for a short period of time the club ran a Gymnastics Course along side the trampolining.

The opportunity then came for us to move to a Loddon Valley Leisure Centre which had recently been built and contained 4 new 6mm competition trampolines.

Carole then left the club to pursue something completely different and the job of mat pushing was taken over by some of the older members of the club, the same arrangement is in place today.

Apex has always had a competitive roots with an annual club competition being run from the very first year right to the present day. Local invitational and National competitions have always been well attended with many competitors coming home with medals at the end of the day.
For those who don't want to compete there is no pressure, however so many members enjoy it that you may find yourself joining in!

Apex also has a social side, many of the older members enjoying a pint (mostly full fat coke ..... although the local only serves coke in 14 or 16 floz glasses ??? ) or two after an evening session in the summer season.

Club Champions

1987 -1988     Jason Holland

1988-1989    Danielle Compton

1989-1990    Andy Holt

1990-1991    Laura Glenister

1991-1992    Jason Holland

1992-1993    David Lambley

1993-1994    Jason Cropper

1994-1995    Karen Henderson

1995-1996    Tim Cropper

1996-1997    Jason Holland

1997-1998    Jason Holland

1998-1999    Jason Holland

1999-2000    Karen Henderson

2000-2001    Jo Davies

2001-2002    Jason Holland

2002-2003    Jason Holland